We contributed to several international and local Swedish association studies that identified SLE genes, exemplified by the identification of the TNIP1, PRDM1, JAZF1, UHRF1BP1, and IL10 genes (59) and the IKBKE and IL8 genes (60) as risk loci for SLE. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and systemic lupus erythematosus.